Kingdom Hearts II

Game Summary

KINGDOM HEARTS 2 follows Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their continuing quest.
Sora is looking for his lost friends Kairi and Riku, while Donald and Goofy
are searching for their missing king
It has been a year since the events of KINGDOM HEARTS.
Sora and friends are joined by a vibrant new cast of characters, including the king himself!
Together, they will encounter countless dangers in worlds both familiar and brand-new.
It seems the Heartless, or at least some form of them, still exist. A new villain also awaits,
hidden by a mask. Is it someone familiar or a new opponent to be confronted?
This mystery and others will be solved as the story unfolds in a grand adventure.

For better or worse, the holiday sales have descended upon us. For many gamers, that means new gaming purchases for themselves. And even more gamers will be receiving games as gifts. For nearly all gamers, that means expanding backlogs.
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A long, long time ago, on an archipelago far, far away, console gaming was revived from the brink of obsolescence.
The time was the early 1980s, and the place was Japan. After Atari crashed the console market via over-saturation in the US, Nintendo managed to reinvigorate it in its home country of Japan, in the US, and around the world. With this gaming renaissance coming from a foreign country, a new issue arose; an issue that is still relevant to this day to a small, but growing, number of gamers: game importing.
Games are imported for a variety of reasons: wider selection of titles (as many games simply do not make the trip overseas for economic reasons), special freebies or collectibles included in copies of foreign releases, original language tracks, and early releases of titles (many games release in the market they are developed in first, with other regions following later). Even cost can sometimes be a factor, with some games selling cheaply in certain regions and more expensive in other regions around the world.
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It seems that Kombo's earlier speculations about the mysterious new Kingdom Hearts game coming to E3 were correct. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, a remake of a Japan-only cellphone game, is on the way for the Nintendo DS.
With Kingdom Hearts III still yet to be announced, this could be the game to tide fans over for now. Hit the jump to find out more. Read More

Amazon has whipped up another video game-themed Gold Box today, with the item of the day being Assassin's Creed II for $39.78, 34 percent off the regular price of $59.99. So far, all deals on Grand Theft Auto IV and inFamous have been claimed, but there are still several more hints which have yet to be revealed for the rest of the day.
11am PST's hint says "Get ready to rumble in this wrestling blockbuster," leading me to believe it would be WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010. 1pm PST says "Fight as you favorite Jedi or clone troopers," which obviously narrows it down. Read More

This is a short video showcasing the three playable characters in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep: (in order of appearance) Ventus, Terra, and Aqua.
This game looks gorgeous, especially by PSP standards. It seems like the graphics are on par with Kingdom Hearts II. Though the PSP doesn't have the resolution of the PS2, the new engine makes you feel like it does. Another thing I noticed is that there are small frame-rate issues. If this problem is because of the game itself, instead of how this video was recorded, Square Enix still has some time to polish the game up before January. Read More

While I'm sure many of you won't be able to attend this year's Tokyo Game Show and try out a number of upcoming titles, you can bet that those lucky enough to attend will be more than happy to fill you in with details on what was playable at this year's show. Sony's got an ambitious lineup of playable games that will undoubtedly satisfy any fan of the PlayStation brand.
Hit the cut to find out what Sony's bringing with them to this year's TGS. Read More